Dr. Kembhavi's Ayurveda Unfiltered Blog
This page lists all published books, forthcoming titles, and academic monographs authored by Dr. Aakash Kembhavi. Writing here is not decorative — it is an extension of clinical reasoning, institutional critique, and the reform agenda that drives this blog.
Published Books
Who Is John Galt of Ayurveda?
Subtitle: Reimagining Ayurveda Through Atlas Shrugged
Status: Published
A provocative inquiry into the crisis of leadership, identity, and intellectual courage in contemporary Ayurveda. Drawing on the Objectivist metaphor of a productive mind on strike, this book asks whether Ayurveda has abandoned its own first principles — and who, if anyone, is willing to reclaim them.
Forthcoming Books
These titles are completed or in final preparation for publication. Dates will be updated as they go live.
Real Steel, Real Revival
Subtitle: Fighting for Ayurveda's Championship
Series: Astanga Wellness Education Series, 2026
Status: Forthcoming
An unflinching examination of what a genuine revival of Ayurveda demands — not cosmetic modernisation, but structural, epistemic, and institutional transformation. Using one of cinema's great underdog stories as its lens, this book examines what institutional compromise, commercialisation, and standardisation have cost Ayurveda.
Caraka Is Asking
Subtitle: A Thought Experiment in Honesty
Series: The Acharyas Are Asking · Book One | Astanga Wellness Education Series, 2026
Status: Forthcoming
Across eleven nights, Caraka returns — not to be worshipped, but to examine. A thought experiment in which the oldest method of the tradition itself — the question-and-answer of the founders — is turned into a clear-eyed reckoning with contemporary Ayurveda, its education, its epistemology, and its conscience.
Ayurveda at the Epistemological Crossroads
Subtitle: When Ancient Wisdom Meets the Demand for Evidence: A Critical Insider's Reckoning
Series: Astanga Wellness Education Series, 2026
Status: Forthcoming
Across sixteen essays, this book examines what Ayurveda genuinely knows, what it has failed to demonstrate, how it walked voluntarily into an epistemological trap, and what — specifically, practically, and with realistic expectations about timeframe — it must do now.
Assessing with Integrity
Subtitle: A Handbook of Fair and Effective Assessment Practices for Ayurveda Faculty
Series: Astanga Wellness Education Series, 2026
Status: Forthcoming
The first comprehensive, practice-oriented assessment handbook written specifically for Ayurveda faculty. Built from three decades of experience inside the system it critiques, it moves from diagnosis to prescription across twenty-one chapters and six appendices — giving working faculty the frameworks, rubrics, and templates to assess their students fairly, consistently, and educationally.
Research Methodology and Biostatistics for Ayurveda PG Scholars
Subtitle: A Comprehensive, NCISM-Aligned Guide
Series: Astanga Wellness Education Series, 2026
Status: Forthcoming
The first comprehensive, NCISM-aligned resource covering the complete AYPG-RM and AYPG-BS Semester I curriculum — written from inside the Ayurvedic tradition by a clinician-scholar with over 35 years of engagement with Ayurveda academia.
Shalya Tantra: A Clinical Quick-Reference & Integration Companion
Subtitle: Sushruta and Modern Surgery, Side by Side
Series: Astanga Wellness Education Series, 2026
Status: Forthcoming
Aligned to the NCISM AyUG-ST curriculum (III Professional BAMS), this book bridges the gap between classical commentaries and modern surgical references — holding both worlds open on the same page for every condition, built for speed and clinical clarity.
The PG Scholar's Synopsis Writing Handbook
Subtitle: A Practical Guide for Ayurveda Postgraduate Research
Series: Astanga Wellness Education Series, 2026
Status: Forthcoming
A practical, step-by-step handbook for writing research synopses in Ayurveda PG programmes — NCISM and university aligned, with 29 graded errors, annotated templates, and a 65-point pre-submission self-audit checklist.
Academic Monographs
Academic monographs are extended scholarly works produced outside the commercial publishing pipeline. Available on request.
Srotas Monograph Series
A two-volume series examining the Srotas framework as both a clinical and epistemological system in Ayurveda.
| Volume | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Vol. 1 | Srotas: Essays in Theory and Clinical Interpretation | Completed |
| Vol. 2 | Srotas: Research Proposals and Investigative Frameworks | Completed |
Other Monographs
| Title | Theme | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Reading the Body in Two Languages | Comparative clinical epistemology (~39,000 words) | Completed |
| Ayurveda Goes Global | Global expansion, FTAs, and internationalisation | Completed |
| Ayurveda Education Outside India | Critical analysis of offshore Ayurveda education | Completed |
| The App That Doesn’t Exist | Ayurvedic clinical decision support infrastructure | Completed |
| Seven-Volume Sapta Dhatu Research Proposal Series | Research frameworks for each of the Sapta Dhatus | Completed |
A Note on AI Collaboration
In keeping with a standing policy of transparency, all works produced with substantive AI assistance carry an explicit disclosure statement. This reflects a commitment to honest scholarship — not a disclaimer, but a principle.
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